Acer MXM Models and Cards

[Meaker]

If it shipped with the 9700M GT then you are going to have to go into uncharted terratory and different MXM-III card like a 9800GS and see if it works.

[shakennstirred]

If it shipped with the 9700M GT then you are going to have to go into uncharted terratory and different MXM-III card like a 9800GS and see if it works.

it has a 9600m gt 1gig ddr2
have to see of i can find a 9700 ddr3 then

[niffcreature]

it has a 9600m gt 1gig ddr2
have to see of i can find a 9700 ddr3 then

Don't pay more than this
NVIDIA quadro FX 2700M 512MB NB9E-GLM2 MXM III | eBay
Or this
http://cgi.ebay.com/Asus-W90VN-Nvidi...ht_2046wt_1139
the heatsink wont fit so you have to make your own, but it would be an amazing upgrade.

[Meaker]

I dont think HE cards would fit...

[mookill]

whats the chances of getting one of these 4650 DDR3 Toshiba cards to work after a flash?

ATI HD 4650 M96 DDR3 1GB MXM II Vedio VGA Card LS-5001P | eBay

[downloads]

Toshiba MXMs don't have BIOS on board so none.
That's why it states "incompatible with everything" on eBay auction

[niffcreature]

I dont think HE cards would fit...

Why not?

whats the chances of getting one of these 4650 DDR3 Toshiba cards to work after a flash?

ATI HD 4650 M96 DDR3 1GB MXM II Vedio VGA Card LS-5001P | eBay

Woah, toshiba is crazy. They use that same vga board for nvidia cards

I have a gt 130m like that. I soldered an EEPROM with 9600m GT vbios into the upper left corner there, but nothing happened.

[libellule]

Hi! I finally got hold of a 8600m gt (which is going to replace the broken 8600m gs in my Aspire 5520G), but there's a problem. The 'new' card came without screwing plate. I tried to use the old one, but it is glued on and I'm affraid of completely destroying the card (well I want to have a working computer in case there are further problems, even though it only works in safe mode). Is it safe to pull it off? Or can I fixate the new card using bigger screws and no screwing plate/will this damage the chip?
One more thing: The old one was also wrapped in some kind of alu protection (like this: http://images3.okr.ro/auctions.v3/70...96-700_700.jpg ), which the new one doesn't have. Should I take this silvery thing off and wrap the new card, or it isn't necessary?
thanks in advance

[Plasmoid]

Hi Guys,

My 6935g just died on me. I left in powered down but plugged in while I was away for a few days and came to find it competly dead. Not light from the side blue LED's and no chance of it booting.

It was however making a clicking noise every 1.5 secs or so, and of course I investigated. With the graphics card out it the clicking stopped, the LED's lit up and the lappy even made an attempt at booting (but as far as i can tell, doesn't make it to Windows)
So my obvious suspicion is around the card, a 9600m gt 512 ddr3 that came stock with the laptop.

Only visible damge on the card is some dark markings around what I'm guessing are the power pins, on the top right edge of the connector in this pic:
http://techreport.com/r.x/2008q2/9600mgt.jpg

Do i have any options in my case?
Given that I can't see any bios screens can i be sure my lappy isn't dead?
Is the only option for a 6935g to hunt down another 9600m gt (either 512 or 1gb ddr2)?

[robbert-h]

Hi! I finally got hold of a 8600m gt (which is going to replace the broken 8600m gs in my Aspire 5520G), but there's a problem. The 'new' card came without screwing plate.

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I have a AS 5520G myself and I replaced my 8600m gs by a 9650m gt. My new card did not have a screwplate so I used my old one. The screwplate is sticked to the card with dubble sided tape. Just gently push al 4 the screwpins down and it will come off. Don't be afraid to break your card because if you push the metal screwpins nothing will happen!